ENGLISH VOCABULARY BUILDER - Englishfor Everyone - Practice Over 3,000 Words and Phrases

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ENGLISH VOCABULARY BUILDER supports learners with illustrated vocabulary lists and practice spreads covering thousands of everyday words and phrases. Units are organized into clear topics such as countries, time expressions, daily routines, describing facts and opinions, idioms, and practical everyday life categories including home, food, people, work, travel, health, science and technology. Each teaching spread includes sample sentences, write-on lines, and audio support for listening and pronunciation, while practice spreads reinforce learning through varied exercises.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages362

Reading Time15 h 12 min

AccessFree to download

How to use this book

Getting started

Countries and nationalities

Numbers

Time expressions

Daily routines

Describing things: facts

Describing things: opinions

Sharing information

Common English idioms

Home

Around the house

Kitchen implements and toiletries

Chores and cleaning

Tools and gardening

Speaking a foreign language

Moving and renting

Communication and beliefs

Crime and the law

People

The body

Clothes

Accessories and beauty products

Appearance

Personality traits

Food and drink

Family tree

Family and relationships

Work

Baby equipment and toys

Jobs

Education

Working conditions

Industries and departments

Office equipment

Money and finance

Working life

Meeting and presenting

Applying for a job

Workplace skills and abilities

# ENGLISH VOCABULARY BUILDER LEARN AND PRACTICE OVER 3,000 WORDS AND PHRASES # ENGLISHFOR EVERYONEENGLISH VOCABULARY BUILDER Author Thomas Booth worked for 10 years as an English-languageteacher in Poland and Russia.He now lives in England,wherehe works as an editor and English-language materials writer,notably of course books and vocabulary textbooks. Penguin Random House US Editors Kayla Dugger Jenny SiklosSenior Editor Laura SandfordProject Editor Thomas BoothSenior Art Editors Amy Child, Anna HallArt Editors Raymond Bryant, Michelle Staples,Jemma Westing llustrators Edward Byrne, Michael Parkin, Gus ScottProject Manager Christine StroyanJacket Designer Surabhi WadhwaJacket Editor Claire Gell Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTTProducer, Pre-production Gillian ReidProducers Alex Bell, Anna VallarinoPublisher Andrew MacintyreArt Director Karen SelfPublishing Director Jonathan Metcalf DK India Project Art Editor Sanjay ChauhanArt Editor Meenal GoelAssistant Art Editor Devika KhoslaProject Editor Nisha ShawIllustrator Arun PottirayilJacket Designer Juhi ShethManaging Jackets Editor Saloni SinghPre-production Manager Balwant SinghSenior DTP Designer Vishal BhatiaManaging Art Editor Sudakshina BasuManaging Editor Rohan Sinha First American Edition, 2018Published in the United States by DK Publishing,345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 18 19 20 21 22 10987654321001-305538-Jan/2018 Copyright ◎2018 Dorling Kindersley LimitedDK,a Division of Penguin Random House LLCAll rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above,nopart of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introducedinto a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means[electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise]without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from theLibrary of Congress.ISBN 978-1-4654-6483-5 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased inbulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educationaluse. For details, contact DK Publishing Special Markets, 345Hudson Street, NewYork,New York 10014 or SpecialSalesadk.com. Printed in China A WORLD OF IDEAS:SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk.com Contents How to use this book8 GETTING STARTED 01 Countries and nationalities10 02 Numbers 14 03 Time expressions18 04 Daily routines22 05 Describing things:facts26 06 Describing things: opinions 30 07 Sharing information34 08 Common English idioms38 HOME 09 Around the house42 10 Kitchen implements and toiletries 46 24 Studying 11 Chores and cleaning50 10212 Tools and gardening5425 Speaking a foreign language10613 Moving and renting26 Communication and beliefs11027 Crime and the law114PEOPLE14 The body 62 FOOD AND DRINK15 Clothes6628 Meat, fish, dairy, and snacks 11816 Accessories and beauty products 7029 Fruit and nuts12217 Appearance7430 Vegetables12618 Personality traits7831 Bread, desserts, and condiments 13019 Feelings and moods8232 Drinking and eating13420 Family tree8633 Eating in and eating out13821 Family and relationships 90 WORK22 Baby equipment and toys9434Jobs14223 Education9835 Working conditions146 36 Industries and departments15037 Office equipment15438 Money and finance15839 Working16240 Meeting and presenting16641 Work and business idioms 17042 Applying for ajob17443 Workplace skills and abilities178TRAVEL 44 Transportation and travel18245 Driving a car18646 Maps and directions19047 Travel and accommodation19448 Travel and tourism198 50 Beach THE ENVIRONMENT 51 Weather and climate210 52 Geographical features214 53 Environmental concerns218 ANIMALS 54 Pets and farm animals222 55 Wild animals226 56 Birds and bugs230 57 Fish, whales, and sea creatures ACTIVITIES 58 Free time activities 238 59 Abilities and actions 60 Sports24

FAQs

How many words and phrases does the book focus on?

The book emphasizes learning and practicing over 3,000 words and phrases.

What structure do teaching spreads and practice spreads follow?

Teaching spreads provide illustrated vocabulary lists on a topic, while practice spreads use varied exercises to reinforce what was learned.

How is audio support used in the learning process?

Audio support accompanies each teaching spread so learners can listen, repeat, and improve recognition and pronunciation of spoken vocabulary.

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